Grant Number:	3U54AG093230-01S1 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator:	Kutner, Jean
Organization:	University Of Colorado Denver
Project Title:	Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT) Consortium
Fiscal Year:	2026

ABSTRACT In response to the growing population of individuals and families impacted by serious illness and the need for a national research infrastructure that supports growth of the evidence base to improve serious illness care, the Pilot and Exploratory Studies Core (Pilot Core) of the Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT) Consortium will initiate and support seed projects and their investigative teams with high potential to advance the science of palliative care across the lifespan. To catalyze growth of research that will build the evidence base for palliative care, the Pilot Core will provide funding, guidance, and support for pilot and exploratory studies that lay the groundwork for larger, more comprehensive studies. The specific aims of the Pilot Core are to: 1) Create and administer an ASCENT Pilot and Exploratory Grants (Pilot) program to fund palliative care research projects across the lifespan and a variety of conditions; 2) Foster the growth and development of early and mid-career investigators with funded awards by providing monitoring, feedback, and linkages to ASCENT cores and resources; and 3) Promote a national community of palliative care researchers. The Pilot Core will catalyze the growth of investigators conducting high-quality research that is likely to result in high-impact research funded by large extramural awards, including awards focused on cancer and AD/ADRD. The purpose of this Administrative Supplement is to expand the reach of Aim 1, supporting three scientifically meritorious pilot grant awards in addition to the 8 that are supported on the parent grant budget in the first PCRC Pilot award cycle. The proposed three additional awards are titled: 1) ”Feasibility and Adaptation of a Hospice Transitions Checklist for Hospitalized Persons with Dementia”; 2) “What matters most: Leveraging artificial intelligence to capture older adults' healthcare goals”; and 3) “Palliative Care Delivered Reprocessing Therapy for Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Pain”.





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